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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to touc's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with
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Let us not forget "many are called, few are chosen" (Knights of the Dinner Table, a statement about the gamer Dave Bozwell who... -
definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I agree. I’ve seen a few friendships/friend groups blowup over a TTRPG. I pondered this when watching a recent Colville video where he...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..Just want to add one more thing and I'll move on from this thread. When I do participate in an RPG, whether as a player or a DM, I do...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..What makes you think I haven't ;) I also like Bob World Builder. He seems so chill. EDIT: Oops I was in the middle of writing a...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..The rewrite is definitely more digestible to me than the original post. The original post made me feel like I was defective for finding...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I share the frustration with the constant deluge of third party gaming marketing, which included framing that you are not gaming right...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Another thing to remember is that something being “Hard” isn’t inherently a negative thing. In fact I’d say most things I enjoy are...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Um... maybe you didn't intend it to be, but... "DMing is not that hard. We learned to do it when we were 10," sure doesn't come across...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Misanthrope Prime's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Art isn't hard. All you have to do is write "R. Mutt" on a urinal and submit it to a gallery. EZPZ. What I will say is that "DMing" is...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
So, with respect, I don't find the phrasing to be unalloyed in that approach, as already noted. That getting messaging perfect is hard...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
On the other hand, it can be patronizing and condescending. My sister has intense social anxiety. She's tried DMing many times and...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to MNblockhead's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
The real challenge for adults, I've found, is to retain a sense of play. Those who do, those who don't mind or can laugh off looking...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..I don't mean to single you out, but I feel like this phrase was repeated a number of times in this thread: "DMing is not hard. DMing...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I mean, those ads are wrong....but GMing is still hard. That a bunch of 10-year-olds have attempted a thing is not the same as saying...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Yes…that’s what being “hard” means. If Dming was easy I would do it right the first time and need little to no practice. Dming is a...